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83 2644 Medicine Fleming A
83/2644 [Medicine]. Fleming, A. Penicillin. Its Practical Application. London, Butterworth & Co., 1946, 1st ed., X,(2),380p., ills., orig. giltlettered cloth.

- Frontcover sl. foxed/ stained; spine sl. discol.

= Norman 800: "The only book that Fleming prepared regarding his discovery of the antibiotic properties of penicillin". In his introduction Fleming explains his inability to write an entire book on the subject i.a. on the grounds of his being a laboratory worker, unable "to place penicillin therapy in its proper perspective relative to other forms of medical and surgical treatment in a great variety of conditions". Fleming contributed 2 chapters to the book.

€ (100-150)
83 2645 Medicine Galama S J
83/2645 [Medicine]. Galama, S.J. Verhandeling over de levertraan. Utr., J. Altheer, 1832, 164p., contemp. limp boards.

- Backstrip worn; covers loose(ning). = BMN I, p.369.

Klencke, H. Hoe werkt de levertraan als geneesmiddel? Ed. M.J. Godefroi. Den Bosch, P.R.D. Muller, 1843, (6),132p., orig. wr.

- Owner's entry on title-p. Backstrip dam. and worn; wr. loose(ning). = BMN I, p.370.

AND 1 other: J. PEREIRA, Over voedsel, voeding en spijsregel. Dutch transl. and ed. H. van Daalen (Zaltbommel, 1847, contemp./ later boards w. orig. wr. laid down).

€ (50-70)
83 2646 Medicine Garengeot R J C de
83/2646 [Medicine]. Garengeot, R.J.C. de. Traité des Operations de Chirurgie, fondé sur la méchanique des organes de l'homme, & sur la Théorie & la Pratique la plus autorisée. Vol. 1 and 2. Paris, Cavelier, 1748, 3rd ed., 2 (of 3) vols., XVIII,(18),476,(4); (2),468p., 13 engr. plates, contemp. unif. calf.

- Without vol. 3; sl. foxed and fingersoiled; some inkstains. Bindings sl. worn; spine-ends chipped.

= Cf. Waller 3419 (2nd ed. 1731).

€ (100-150)
83 2647 Medicine Gehema J A van
83/2647 [Medicine]. Gehema, J.A. van. Brief (...) van de ziekte gemeenelijk genoemt de Poolsche Vlecht. Aan den Voortreffelijken Man den Heere Kornelis Bontekoe. Dordr., F. van Hoogstraten, 1683, (6),18,(13)p., sl. later wr., 12mo.

- All lvs. (except title-p. and epilogue) present in duplicate; partly waterst.

= BMN I, p.242. Johann Abraham von Gehema was a German physician in Polish service. The "Polish Plait" (Plica Polonica) was not so much a disease as a hairstyle in which the hair was worn in an inextricable tangle (which did cause various skin conditions).

€ (80-100) 130
83 2648 Medicine Hasselt A W M van
83/2648 [Medicine]. Hasselt, A.W.M. van. Handleiding der vergiftleer, ten gebruike bij het onderwijs aan 's Rijks kweekschool voor militaire geneeskundigen. Utr., J.G. van Terveen en Zoon, 1855, 2nd ed., 4 parts in 1 vol. (partly w. continuous pagination), XII,196; VI,979,(5),XXXVIp., contemp. giltlettered hcalf.

- Upper joint (nearly) broken. Backstrip dam. at foot of spine. = Wellcome p.385.

Quarin Willemier, G.A.F. Handleiding der geneesmiddelenleer, ten gebruike bij het onderwijs aan 's Rijks kweekschool voor militaire geneeskundigen. Ibid., J.G. Broese, 1854, XII,581,(1)p., contemp. hcalf.

- Sl. foxed, fingersoiled and yellowed; (contemp.) annots. in pen and ink. Binding worn; paper over boards partly lacking; portion of backstrip loose(ning).

= Wellcome p.362.

€ (50-70) 60
83 2649 Medicine Helvetius A
83/2649 [Medicine]. Helvetius, A. Verhandeling van verscheide genezingen der kinder-pokjes Uyt de voornaamste Genees-heeren zamen getrokken en met aanmerkingen verrykt Middelb., H. van Hoekke, 1724, 6,(2),318p., 19th cent. hvellum.

- Catalogue clipping pasted onto frontcover. = Rare, no copy traced on the market. Cf. BMN I, p.228 (ed. Rott., 1724).

€ (80-100) 140
83 2650 Medicine Helvetius J A
83/2650 [Medicine]. Helvetius, J.A. Traité des maladies les plus fréquentes et des remèdes propres à les guérir. Paris, Le Mercier, 1739, 2 vols., (12),501,(26); 482,(21)p., contemp. unif. mottled calf w. gilt spine and burgundy mor. letterpiece.

- Contents fine. Spine-ends chipped/ worn. Upper joint of vol.1 weak. = Blake p.206.

€ (70-90)
83 2651 Medicine Hirsch A
83/2651 [Medicine]. Hirsch, A. Biographisches Lexikon der hervorragenden Aerzte aller Zeiten und Völker. Mansfield, M. Martino, n.d., 6 vols., orig. unif. giltlettered cl.

= Reprint of the edition 1884-1888. Garrison/ Morton 6716: "One of the best sources of medical biography up to 1880, with useful bibliographical notes."

€ (70-90)
83 2652 Medicine Kehr H
83 2652 Medicine Kehr H
83/2652 [Medicine]. Kehr, H. Die Praxis der Gallenwege-Chirurgie in Wort und Bild. Munich, J.F. Lehmann's Verlag, 1913, 2 vols., XXXII,419,(1),19(advert.); XV,(1),661,(1),19(advert.)p., 57 col. and 69 uncol. plates and 228 ills., orig. unif. giltlettered cl. (fine copy).
€ (70-90) 70
83 2653 Medicine Le Camus A
83/2653 [Medicine]. Le Camus, A. Médecine de l'esprit; Où l'on cherche 1. Le méchanisme dus corps qui influe sur les fonctions de l'ame. 2. Les causes physiques qui rendent ce méchanisme ou défectueux, ou plusparfait. 3. Les moyens qui peuvent l'entretenir dans son état libre, & le rectifier lorqu'il est géné. Paris, Ganeau, 1769, new ed., 2 vols., (2),XX,(4),543; (4),484,(2)p., contemp. unif. calf w. gilt spine and burgundy mor. letterpiece.

- Bindings sl. rubbed; letterpieces partly lacking; top of both spines sl. chipped.

= Early work on the interaction between man's body and mind.

€ (80-100)
83 2654 Medicine Marcenay Docteur en Médecine
83/2654 [Medicine]. Marcenay, Docteur en Médecine. Arrengement des principaux aphorismes d'Hypocrate. Pour servir à gouverner méthodiquement les Malades. N.pl., n.publ., 1719, (6),84p., contemp. calf, sm. 8vo.

- Sl. yellowed; occas. sl. foxed. = Advise on maintaining and improving one's health. Very rare.

€ (80-100)
83/2655 Medicine Memoires de l'Académie royale de chirurgie Vol 1
83/2655 Medicine Memoires de l'Académie royale de chirurgie Vol 1
83/2655 Medicine Memoires de l'Académie royale de chirurgie Vol 1
83/2655 [Medicine]. Memoires de l'Académie royale de chirurgie. Vol. 1. Paris, C. Osmont, 1743, 1 part in 3 vols., LXXXVIII,391; (2),439; (2),479p., engr. frontisp., 20 fold. plates, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Without the 2nd and 3rd vol. (publ. 1768/ 1774); occas. trifle foxed. Otherwise fine.

= Cf. Waller 7197 (4to ed.).

€ (40-60) 50
83 2656 Medicine Petit J L
83 2656 Medicine Petit J L
83 2656 Medicine Petit J L
83/2656 [Medicine]. Petit, J.-L. Traité des Maladies des Os, dans lequel on a representé les Appareils & les Machines qui conviennent à leur guérison. Paris, G. Cavelier, 1741, 2 vols., (6),420; 576p., woodcut ills., contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Owner's entries and stamps on title-p. Lower joint vol. 1 dam. at foot. = Waller 7324.

(Arnoud de Ronsil, G.). Traité des Hernies ou Descentes. Ibid., P.G. Le Mercier, 1749, 2 vols., CXII,315; 320,(3)p., engr. frontisp., contemp. unif. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Occas. sl. foxed and yellowed. Joints and spine-ends rubbed.

€ (100-150)
83 2657 Medicine Pinel P
83/2657 [Medicine]. Pinel, P. Nosographie philosophique, ou la méthode de l'analyse appliquée à la médecine. Paris, J.A. Brosson, 1813, 5th ed., 3 vols., CXX,412; 671,(1); (4),624p., engr. frontisp. portrait, contemp./ sl. later unif. gilt hcalf.

- Portrait and title-p. sl. waterst. and strengthened along hinge; brown stain in upper blank margin at the end of vol. 1; occas. sl. foxed; bindings sl. chafed and rubbed.

= Waller 7454; Wellcome IV, p.388; DSB 10, p.611ff. First published in 1798, Pinel's Nosographie philosophique is "a systematic classification of diseases into five main categories encompassing twenty-one orders and eighty-four genera" (Norman Libr. no.1700 note).

€ (70-90)
83 2658 Medicine Platen M
83 2658 Medicine Platen M
83 2658 Medicine Platen M
83 2658 Medicine Platen M
83/2658 [Medicine]. Platen, M. De gezondheidsleer der liefde, beschouwd uit het oogpunt der Natuurlijke Geneeskunde, benevens eenige andere belangwekkende onthullingen. Berlin etc., Bong & Co., n.d. (±1900), VI,820,42p., 21 (incl. 2 multi-layered) chromolithogr. plates, 56 textills., orig. pict. embossed cl. w. clasp, large 8vo.

- Hinges sl. weak; owner's entry (blotted out) on title-p. Spine-ends trifle rubbed.

€ (50-70) 70
83 2659 Medicine Richter A
83 2659 Medicine Richter A
83/2659 [Medicine]. Richter, A. Beginselen der heelkunde. Uit 't Hoogduitsch vertaald. Amst., A.J. van Toll, 1784, XVI,445p., 2 fold engr. plates, contemp. gilt hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- One plate w. tear. Binding sl. worn along edges; spine cracking. = BMN I, p.293.

€ (70-90)
83 2660 Medicine Sabatier R B
83/2660 [Medicine]. Sabatier, R.B. De la Medecine Opératoire, ou des Opérations de Chirurgie qui se pratiquent le plus fréquemment. Paris, Didot le Jeune, 1796, 1st ed., 3 vols., XLVIII,365; (4),XXXVII,(1),408; XXIV,416p., contemp. unif. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Good/ fine set.

= Wellcome V, p.1; Waller 8373. Raphaël Bienvenu Sabatier was consultant-surgeon to Napoléon.

(Dionis, P.). (Cours d'opérations de Chirurgie). (Paris, n.publ., ±1750), (38),749,(34)p., 63 engr. plates, contemp. calf.

- Lacks title-p. Spine dried and cracking.

= Wellcome II, p.471; cf. Garrison/ Morton 5575 (1st ed 1708). One plate shows a public dissection of a corpse, the other plates and ills. various kinds of surgical tools.

€ (50-70) 50
83 2661 Medicine Saint Yves C de
83 2661 Medicine Saint Yves C de
83/2661 [Medicine]. Saint-Yves, C. de. Nouveau traité des maladies des yeux./ Histoire d'un remède très efficace pour la foiblesse et rougeur des yeux, et autres maladies du même organe. Avec un Remède infaillible contre la morsure du chien enragé. Amst./ Leipsic, Arkstee & Merkus, 1767, 2 parts in 1 vol., XL,(8),276,(18); 27p., engr. fold. plate, contemp. mottled calf w. gilt spine.

- Top of spine chipped; corners worn; backcover sl. chafed and w. sm. wormhole.

€ (100-150)
83 2662 Medicine Santanelli F
83/2662 [Medicine]. Santanelli, F. Novus universalis, et methodicus febrium tractatus (...) in tres partes divisus in quo Impetum facientium, fluidarum, & continentium partium vitium, Physico-Mechanicè, & anatomice dilucide manifestatur, cum duplici Indice. Naples, Ant. Parrino, 1705, (8),220,(12)p., contemp. giltlettered hvellum, sm. 4to.

- Occas. sl. browned and sl. foxed. Covers sl. rubbed along extremities. = Rare.

€ (80-100)
83 2663 Medicine Schwediauer F X
83/2663 [Medicine]. Schwediauer, (F.X.). Observations pratiques sur les maladies véneriennes. French transl. M. Gibelin. Paris, Cuchet, 1785, 1st French ed., XL,384p., contemp. gilt calf w. mor. letterpiece.

- Partly w. some mouldy stains in blank margins.

= Bound with 10 fold. engr. plates from an unidentified other medical work. Proksch Suppl. I, p.41 and Hirsch V, p.319. Schwediauer (or Swediaur) worked in London first and later in Paris, where he ran a highly successful practice for venereal diseases.

Lallemand, F. Observations sur les maladies des organes génito-urinaires. Ibid., Gabon et Comp., 1825, (6),III,(1),474p., 2 fold. lithogr. plates, contemp. hcalf.

- Backstrip sl. dam. at foot; covers rubbed.

€ (50-70) 70
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